Tokyo stretches gains into a second session on exporters

V.Phani Kumar

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares stretched gains to a second session early Tuesday as exporters such as Isuzu Motors
7202, -0.16%ISUZY, -1.65%
and Elpida Memory
ELPDFJP:6665
jumped on a Wall Street advance overnight. The Nikkei 225 Average rose 1.2% to 8,427.14, on top of Monday's 5.2% surge, and the broader Topix index added 1.1% to 820.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 1.2%, led by banking shares, and New Zealand's NZX 50 index climbed 0.8% to 2,720.50.

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